Strategies for Cultivating Fairness and Inclusivity in the Legal Landscape
This comprehensive course is designed to empower attorneys with the knowledge and skills needed to recognize, address, and mitigate implicit bias in the legal profession. As law firms nationwide strive to embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in their workplaces, this course sheds light on the hidden biases that continue to impact the industry. With a focus on practical strategies and real-life insights, attorneys will learn to navigate the complexities of implicit bias, fostering an inclusive and respectful legal environment.
DEI and Corporate Social Responsibility Consultant
Nandar Win Kerr is a Mental Health First Aider, Mindfulness teacher, and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion consultant. She is also a Vice Chair of the Asian American Bar Association of New York's (AABANY's) Professional Development Committee. Nandar co-presented in New York City Bar Association's Mindfulness and Well-Being Toolkit panel and PLI's Diversity & Inclusion in Law Practice 2022 panel. She is also co-presenting in a monthly CLE course, Interrupting Implicit Bias: Promoting Wellness and Inclusive Leadership with the Power of Mindfulness through TRTCLE. She has a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Law and Justice from Fordham Law School, a B.A in Public Affairs from SUNY Empire State College, and an LL.B. from Yangon University, Myanmar, where she was later licensed as an attorney. She received Fordham's Archibald R. Murray Public Service Award for her dedication and achievements in pro bono and public interest work.
Organizational Consultant/DEIB Strategist
Abayomi Ajaiyeoba (“Yomi”), Nigerian born and raised in New York City, is an attorney who has practiced law primarily in the public sector for over seventeen years. She is a thought leader who champions diversity, equity, and belonging and is passionate about fostering positive work environments and communities for everyone. She believes in the power of joy, which she infuses in her mindfulness, restorative justice, wellness, and holistic practices. She empowers and services communities through her active involvement in various nonprofit organizations. Yomi graduated from Rutgers School of Law-Newark in May 2004, where she was an associate editor of the Race and the Law Review. She received her B.A. from Connecticut College, graduating cum laude with distinction in Psychology and a Helen Lehman Buttenweiser scholar. She has a featured essay in the publication Conquering the Bar Exam, Insight for First Generation and Minority Law Students and graduates. In her spare time, she enjoys mentoring law students, singing, meditating, Bollywood Zumba, African dance, event planning, traveling, and writing poetry and short stories.
